Biblical Rules of Death, Part 7

Paul (in the New Testament era) said that he visited Paradise (2 Corinthians 12:4). However, the place he visited was “under the altar” – in God’s heaven. The Bible describes an event during the Great Tribulation when people are kept there (Revelations 6:9). Although that is a future event, the place is performing the same function today and holds millions (billions?) of Christians who died “in Christ.”

During the Great Tribulation, the souls “under the altar” cry out to the Lord for judgment and blood. They do this, not because they are blood thirsty, but because that is when they will receive their glorified bodies (Revelation 6:10) and be complete for all eternity. Keep reading →